Marble Tile – Giving Elegance and Increasing the Value of Your Home
When it comes to tiling materials, marble tiles is the best option. These tiles are the most spectacular flooring media on the market. These tiles even beat the highest grades of granite hands down. They are normally installed in formal master bathrooms, both on the floors and walls, but they have variety of applications.
Though marble tiles are the most preferred materials, keep in mind that there are certain precautions that must be taken before using them. First of all, make sure that you understand the basics of marble stone – the kind of maintenance that is required, the grades available, the going rates attached to each and also the drawbacks of these natural stones.
Though these stones are the most popular and in demand material, keep in mind that there are also drawbacks in using these tiles. Aside from the fact that they require for more careful cleaning, these natural marble tiles usually cannot be laid out in a visually seamless manner. This is because most natural tiles have subtle veining and color variations that will, under most circumstances, not permit a perfect visual match.
Keep in mind that marble tiles are usually the leftovers from the cutting of larger slabs, since the largest possible sizes are given preference in the cutting and grading processes. And because of this finding set of visually and texturally compatible tiles large enough for one’s purpose can be quite tedious. And because of this, care must be taken in two ways – first, buy only from those authorized and reputable dealer. Next is to hire the services of a professional installer, because this is the one way that you can be sure that the installation stage is done properly.
Normally this professional installer will ensure that there is no future warping of the marble tiles by embedding it in a consistent mortar bed. Colored marble stones such green and black have the tendency to warp or curl once they are exposed to too much water. Normally professional installer anticipates this kind of problem during the installation stage and takes the necessary precautions in order to avoid such things to happen.
If you are prepared to maintain and install your marble tiles property, for sure you will enjoy the benefits of having these beautiful materials that will not only add elegance and beauty for your home but also increases the value of your home.
Ella Ayson
Marble Tiles
